Newly single birthdays are tough, but not nearly as tough as it was for Sonja, mourning her former life of yachts, Saint-Tropez, and partying with John John (Kennedy) and Madonna.
Sonja’s bemoaning her fall from wealth put all the ladies on their last nerve, stopping only to comment on Kristen Taekman's “fashion forward” pairing of two jewel-toned, unmatching Manolo Blahnik’s together and arguing over whether Sonja, Bethenny or Heather had a better reason to be running late.
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Satchels of gold, satchels of gold. Bethenny Frankel, the first truly famous Housewife, was ascendent this season, her feud with ex-friend Jill Zarin and her pregnancy belly both burgeoning. You might even say that she was “up here” and Kelly Bensimon was “down here.” And thus the scene was set for Scary Island.